Inside Love Island stars' return to the UK as Ekin-Su and Davide pack on the PDA

Love is still in the air for Love Island couple Luca Bish and Gemma Owen. The pair who were runners up in the show, lost out on the winner title and £500,000 prize to Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti, but that didn’t seem to dampen their romance in any way.

There’s no denying that Love Island 2022 was a series that bought it all, from romance to drama and tension, the eight weeks it was on were certainly gripping.This year’s cast, like previous years before them, have left the villa in time for plenty of brand partnerships and ways to change their lives. While many apply for a chance to be on the ITV dating show - and applications are currently open for 2023 - others were scouted while out and about in their daily lives. We take a look at how this year’s group came to be on the show.

Some of the biggest stars of this year's Love Island proved that their friendships are still going strong outside the villa as they enjoyed a boozy night out at a swanky London restaurant - but two couples were mysteriously missing. Tasha Ghouri, Andrew Le Page, 28, Indiyah Polack, 23, Dami Hope, 26, Paige Thorne, 24, and Adam Collard, 26, all reunited at Mayfair's MNKY HSE to celebrate Tasha's 24th birthday, and they all looked in high spirits as they ate, drank and danced the night away.

Celebrations were in the air for Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri who turned 24 this week.To mark her big day, Tasha invited her fellow Islanders to a bash in Mayfair’s MNKY HSE and was joined at the swanky venue by her pals. In attendance was Tasha’s beau Andrew Le Page who proved his romance with his girlfriend is going from strength to strength.The pair were also joined by a group of this year’s Love Island cast at the Latin American restaurant that pulled out the stops to celebrate Tasha’s big day - though a few of the group were notably absent. Also at the special bash were Indiyah Polack and beau Dami Hope as well as Paige Thorne and Adam Collard.The group seemed to be living it up during the celebrations which included sparklers and delicious trays of food.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and Davide Sanclimenti, 27, were this year's winning couple on Love Island.They stormed to victory after winning 63.7 per cent of the public vote, which makes them one of the most popular couples in the show's history. Ekin-Su and Davide's fun and lovable antics set them apart from the competition – who can forget Ekin's epic crawl on the balcony in the early stages of the hit dating show? The couple's fiery relationship won fans over and it is understandably unsurprising that fans rooted hard for the pair to win this year and take home the prize money.

Love Island winners Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti have been super busy ever since they returned home from the villa, after winning the ITV2 show with an impressive 63.7 per cent of the public vote. They are one of the most popular Love Island couples who have a massive and dedicated fan base. Ekin-Su now has 2.6 million followers on Instagram, whilst Davide has 1.7 million followers.

A week on from winning Love Island 2022, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti appear to still be going strong and have been spotted packing on the PDA in London.The pair looked smitten as they left the Capital studios, and shared a kiss in front of the cameras. Ekin-Su, 27, looked beautiful in a white off-the-shoulder dress with ruffle detailing, which she paired with brown sandals and a black shoulder bag.The Turkish actress wore her long ombré tresses down to her shoulders. Meanwhile, Italian stallion Davide, also 27, donned a blue gingham print shirt, jeans, and what appeared to be a pair of Alexander McQueen white trainers.

Some of this year’s Love Island stars are said to have “snubbed” Antigoni Buxton’s afterparty sparking speculation that there’s a “big divide” between this year’s contestants. Series eight of the hit ITV2 dating show came to a close on Monday 1 August, with the explosive reunion episode airing a few days later.

ITV’s Love Island 2022 cast is coming back together for what is expected to be an explosive reunion show set to air on Sunday. Each cast member, along with the finalists, has taken to their socials to give sneak previews of their stellar outfits for the occasion.

After Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were crowned the winners of the latest series of Love Island, a whole new host of singletons will be thinking about applying for the next season of the show. And while spending your days in a sun-soaked villa in Mallorca may seem like a dream come true, a stay in the Love Island villa requires contestants to abide by a strict set of weird and wonderful rules.

It's hard to believe that after eight weeks on screens, Love Island is over for yet another year. This year’s series saw Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti crowned winners and as the pair returned to the UK they looked as in love as ever. Ekin-Su and Davide, both 27, were voted the winners of on 1 August, bagging a joint £50,000 cash prize as they beat runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish.

The Love Island 2022 finalists have finally jetted back to the UK following the series finale on Monday 1 August. Winning couple Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti made their way back home alongside runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish, and fellow finalists Indiyah Polack, Dami Hope, Tasha Ghouri and Andrew Le Page on Wednesday 3 August after being presented with the £50,000 prize fund.

It’s official, after eight long weeks of fire pit chats, dramatic re-couplings and high stakes romance, Love Island has finally found its winners in Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti. Yet as we waved goodbye to our favourite Islanders on Monday night’s final episode of 2022, the remaining couples weren’t ready to disappoint as they came dressed to the nines in a series of stunning outfits that channelled their own personal styles.

The four final couples of the hit ITV dating show Love Island are all glammed up in their best outfits for the grand final after an emotional two months. In pictures released ahead of tonight, finalist boys Davide Sanclimenti, 27, Andrew Le Page, also 27, Dami Hope, 26, and 23 year old Luca Bish stand side by side in their black tuxes, waiting for the girls to make their appearances. Bringing a romantic feel to the Majorcan villa, vases of red roses sit behind them in decoration as the boys take a minute to prepare themselves ahead of seeing their other halves.